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Seeking an experienced, hands-on Landscape Installation Foreman (Waldwick)
Chris James Landscaping
compensation:
$28-$33 per hour
employment type:
full-time
experience level:
mid level
job title:
Landscape Installation Foreman
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Chris James Landscaping is seeking an experienced, hands-on Landscape Installation Foreman to lead a small crew performing high-quality residential landscape installations, renovations, and improvements throughout Bergen County.
We are looking for a dependable, skilled professional who takes pride in their workmanship, demonstrates strong leadership, and can independently manage daily jobsite operations while maintaining our standards of quality and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Landscape Installation & Project Execution
• Lead and actively participate in tree and shrub planting, landscape renovations, drainage improvements, grading, and general landscape construction.
• Read and follow landscape plans, project instructions, and specifications.
• Organize daily work activities, anticipate material and equipment needs, and complete projects efficiently.
• Identify potential problems early, communicate concerns, and recommend practical solutions.
Crew Leadership & Quality Control
• Supervise and work alongside a small landscape installation crew.
• Delegate responsibilities, maintain productivity, and ensure quality workmanship.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe jobsites.
• Communicate effectively with management and professionally with customers.
Equipment & Transportation
• Safely operate skid steers, mini excavators, and common landscape equipment.
• Drive company landscape trucks and tow equipment trailers, following safe loading, unloading, and equipment securement practices.
• Perform routine equipment inspections and basic preventive maintenance.
Qualifications & Experience
• Minimum 5 years of professional landscape installation experience.
• Minimum 2 years of crew leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong working knowledge of proper planting techniques, drainage, and grading.
• Proficient with a skid steer or mini excavator; experience with both preferred.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record and experience driving landscape trucks and towing equipment trailers.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication and basic hardscape experience are pluses.
Compensation & Benefits
• $28–$33 per hour, based on experience and qualifications.
• Sign-on bonus available for qualified candidates.
• Commercial snow and ice management at $45–$55 per hour, based on assigned responsibilities and experience. Winter availability is required; hours depend on weather conditions.
• Steady full-time landscape work March through December.
• Overtime opportunities.
• Paid holidays and vacation.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and company profit-sharing program.
• Established company with modern equipment and a diverse range of high-quality residential projects.
To Apply
Please submit your résumé or a brief summary of your relevant landscape installation and crew leadership experience.
Chris James Landscaping, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
- Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.